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Scandiavis

Topic: Biology

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Short description: Extinct genus of birds

Scandiavis
Temporal range: Early Eocene
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Neoaves
Order: Charadriiformes
Genus: †Scandiavis
Bertelli et al., 2013
Type species
†Scandiavis mikkelseni
(Bertelli et al., 2013)

Scandiavis is genus of prehistoric birds related to Charadriiformes. It is known from the Fur Formation (Early Eocene) of Denmark.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Sara Bertelli; Bent E. K. Lindow; Gareth J. Dyke; Gerald Mayr (2013). "Another charadriiform-like bird from the lower Eocene of Denmark". Paleontological Journal 47 (11): 1282–1301. doi:10.1134/S0031030113110026. 
  2. ↑ Musser, G.; Clarke, J.A. (2020), "An Exceptionally Preserved Specimen From the Green River Formation Elucidates Complex Phenotypic Evolution in Gruiformes and Charadriiformes", Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8, doi:10.3389/fevo.2020.559929 

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